3rd excerpt from my two-man play REMOTE CONTROL. Did you ever feel like your life was interrupting the television commercials?
Los Angeles 1980’s. Harold & Fred watch television: they become the characters they watch.
TRANSITIONAL TV MONTAGE
The rear projection screen comes to life with images of video noise. One image fades into the next to the tempo of the drumming and an intermittent buzz. All sounds reach a climax as The Local Evening News theme music fades in and the screen provides a suitable background for the news. An ANCHOR (Fred) sits behind a desk.
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Remote Control by David George (Excerpt 2)
Posted: May 27, 2012 in Comedy, Commentary, DramaTags: book burning, Brian George, David George, Harold & Fred, Remote Control
3rd excerpt from my two-man play REMOTE CONTROL. Did you ever feel like your life was interrupting the television commercials?
Los Angeles 1980’s. Harold & Fred watch television: they become the characters they watch.
TRANSITIONAL TV MONTAGE
The rear projection screen comes to life with images of video noise. One image fades into the next to the tempo of the drumming and an intermittent buzz. All sounds reach a climax as The Local Evening News theme music fades in and the screen provides a suitable background for the news. An ANCHOR (Fred) sits behind a desk.
(more…)